With a focus on academic and career success, UMB CURE Scholars is setting a path toward empowering students in Baltimore’s underserved and vulnerable communities. The program is committed to mentoring, training, and empowering students toward high academic achievement, college and career readiness, and a competitive and rewarding future in research, STEM, or health care professions.

The UMB CURE Scholars curriculum seeks to provide laboratory and research experiences for scholars that will equip them with the skills necessary to spark and grow their interests in STEM and health careers. We seek to provide a scaffolding approach that allows scholars to build upon the skills they learn each year to increase knowledge of STEM concepts and exposure to the endless possibilities for STEM and health care careers. UMB CURE Scholars attend after-school and Saturday sessions to engage in a variety of activities in various STEM fields. Scholars also engage with graduate students and faculty from our esteemed UMB campus who seek to provide firsthand knowledge of pathways to STEM and health care careers.

The UMB CURE Scholars Program has been featured in an acclaimed documentary series on Maryland Public Television (MPT) that follows CURE Scholars Shakeer Franklin, Tyler McKenzie, Princaya Sanders, Courtney Jacobs, and Davioin Hill as they continue their life journey and work to complete their education goals. The first film, From West Baltimore, was nominated for an Emmy Award by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.